Boston University’s Fourth Annual International Education Week (IEW) takes place November 16-20, 2015. All departments, cultural centers, student organizations, and groups are invited to take part. IEW is a joint initiative of the U.S. Departments of State and Education and is celebrated in more than 100 countries worldwide.
During IEW we would love for you to share your IEW experiences with us. Tag your instagram photos with #BUIEW15 to be reposted. Also be sure to follow @buglobalprograms.
Global Conversations
- Monday, November 16 (12:00pm-2:00pm): “The Moral Case for Saving the Planet: Regional Perspectives”
- Register to attend
- Live stream (starting at 12:30pm)
- Wednesday, November 18 (12:00pm-1:30pm): “Conversation on Nuclear Proliferation”
- Register to attend
- Live stream (starting at 12:15pm)
- Thursday, November 19 (12:00pm-1:30pm): “Diverse Student Experiences: Are You Next?”
- Register to attend
- Live stream (starting at 12:30pm)
Online Events
Ireland: A Student’s Perspective
Study Abroad Dublin
On Our Website and Instagram
Nov 16-20, 2015
Germany Through My Eyes
Study Abroad Dresden
On Our Website and Instagram
Nov 16-20, 2015
The Practitioner’s Guide to Global Health
Online, open-access, interactive, evaluative, timeline-based courses to prepare students and trainees to participate in safe, effective, and sustainable global health learning experiences.
Learn more!
Friday, November 13
- 6:00pm: Cultural Show
Monday, November 16
- All Week: International Menu Items
- All Week: Art Exhibition
- All Week: Syrian Refugee Fundraising Week
- 10:00am – 2:00pm Bake Sale and donation boxes at GSU link tables
- 11:30am: Better Money Habits in the U.S. and Abroad (for students)
- 12:45pm: TED Talk Discussion: Legal Reform in the U.S. and Foreign Jurisdictions
- 1:00pm: Safeguarding your Identity While Traveling (for faculty and staff)
- 1:00pm: Avoiding Plagiarism
- 4:00pm: Handmaiden to Extinction: Climate Change and Massive Loss of Ecosystem Services in Coral Reefs, Tropical Great Lakes, and Global Fisheries
- 5:00pm: The Alyne Case: An Intersectional Analysis of Gender and the Human Right to Health in Brazil
- 5:30pm: BU Men’s Basketball Tailgate Party
- 7:00pm: Men’s Basketball Game
Tuesday, November 17
- 2:00pm: Learning Styles
- 3:00pm: BU Abroad 101
- 4:00pm: BU Abroad: Money Matters
- 4:30pm: Discover Exotic Ecuador
- 6:00pm: International Student Fellowship
- 8:00pm: Wolf Project / Songs from Hugo Wolf’s Italienisches Liederbuch
Wednesday, November 18
- 8:30am: Advanced Standing Booth
- 10:30am: BU International Dentists Experience
- 4:00pm: Taste of Study Abroad
- 4:00pm: Global Gobble
- 4:00pm: An American Thanksgiving Celebration
- 5:30pm: Making Connections: International Student Group Forum
- 6:00pm: Film Screening – “Madonna” (2015) Dir. Shin Su-won / Films made by female directors from all parts of the Asia-Pacific
- 6:00pm: Sydney Down Under
- 6:30pm: Dessert Reception for International Scholars
- 7:00pm: Syrian Refugee Fundraising Week: Vigil at Marsh Plaza
Thursday, November 19
- 8:30am: Advanced Standing Booth
- 12:00pm: Shanghai Information Session
- 3:00pm: BU Admissions Open House
- 3:30pm: Macro Seminar: Tomohiro Hirano (U Tokyo, Visiting Yale)
- 4:00pm: CELOP Turns 40
- 5:00pm: “Get Global Health Experience at BU!”
- 6:00pm: Flavors of Anatolia/Turkish Cuisine
- 6:00pm: Pizza Party: Meet Great New Resource for International Students at BU
- 6:00pm: Greek Night
- 7:30pm: The Public Health Lens Gallery Event
- 8:00pm: Russian Christmas Music
Friday, November 20
- 3:00pm: Coffee and Conversation
- 4:00pm: Latin American and Latino Communities in Boston: Challenges and Perspectives
- 7:00pm: Palestinian Cultural Night
